Can I clean my tank using a cloth

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Is it ok for me to clean the algea off my glass using a dish cloth? I want to get the spores out of the system and the cloth will capture them.

 

[LiveWire]

If the cloth is brand new never used out of the package with no chemicals added to it then it will be fine to use for cleaning.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

If the cloth is brand new never used out of the package with no chemicals added to it then it will be fine to use for cleaning.

What about one I’ve washed before but had nothing ever added but water and detergent?

 

[andrewey]

I have a set of surgical towels that I use in and around the tank. They are cleaned in water/bleach along with my filter socks, rinsed again in RODI, and allowed to air dry. I tend to avoid putting anything that's absorbent and has come in contact with detergents in my tank.

 

[Crabs McJones]

What about one I’ve washed before but had nothing ever added but water and detergent?

I wouldnt. Kitchen sponges and towels are a cesspool for bacteria. When I worked at petsmart, we had a guy that had a huge freshwater cichlid system. Easily had thousands of dollars worth of fish. His entire system was wiped out because he used a dish sponge to clean the algae off the glass one night because he couldnt find his algae pad. Better safe than sorry

 

[brandon429]

post pics of your tank

there are ways to clean the tank out / manually clear algae that will remove a lot more than the ideal rag ever could

lets see scope of the job

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

It’s so light if you don’t look at it at an angle you can’t even see the algea.

 

[SandJ]

I take a knife and slice a thin piece off a Magic Eraser (the kind without chemicals like Dawn or Febreeze added) and use that to clean the glass. You can get about 3 or 4 slices off one Magic Eraser.

 

[Joseph Disalvo]

I take a knife and slice a thin piece off a Magic Eraser (the kind without chemicals like Dawn or Febreeze added) and use that to clean the glass. You can get about 3 or 4 slices off one Magic Eraser.

Magic eraser is one of the greatest inventions next to the wheel

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

I feel like I would screw something up with the magic eraser. Anything that will eat this stuff?